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🎓 Countdown to CLE Compliance! 🎓 Attention California Attorneys: The CLE compliance period ending March 29, 2025, is fast approaching. Are you ready? ✅ Join our Virtual CLE Conference and fulfill your 25-hour requirement, including these must-have credits: ✔️ 4 Hours: Legal Ethics ✔️ 2 Hours: Competence Issues (Prevention, Detection & Attorney Wellness) ✔️ 2 Hours: Elimination of Bias (Including Implicit Bias) ✔️ 1 Hour: Technology in Law Practice ✔️ 1 Hour: Civility in the Legal Profession This conference is tailored to meet your compliance needs while offering engaging, relevant, and impactful content. 📅 Stay tuned for dates and registration details. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, grow, and check off your CLE requirements! 🔗 Follow us for updates! #CLE #CaliforniaLawyers #LegalEthics #ImplicitBias #AttorneyWellness #LawTech

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We are at 351/358 precincts reporting Unless my opponent gets enough votes to get more than half, he does not have a majority. We're 7 precincts away reporting to reach a runoff election in November. I have 42,613 votes the second highest total in the race. He has 80,678 votes which puts him at 49.6% Florida Statutes Chapter 105: Nonpartisan Elections 105.051  Determination of election or retention to office.— (1) ELECTION.—In circuits and counties holding elections: ... (b) ... If no candidate for such office receives a majority of the votes cast for such office in the primary election, the names of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for such office shall be placed on the general election ballot.... (c) The candidate who receives the highest number of votes cast for the office in the general election shall be elected to such office. If the vote at the general election results in a tie, the outcome shall be determined by lot.

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Bloggers and Influencers and FTC Guidelines: Does the FTC impose stricter standards on influencers and bloggers compared to traditional media reviewers? No, the FTC Act applies equally to all. The key consideration is whether the audience is aware of the reviewer’s connection to the company whose product is being endorsed. If the relationship is understood by the audience, a disclosure is not required. For instance, if you work for a newspaper or TV station and provide reviews – whether in print, on television, or online – your audience likely understands that your role involves offering personal opinions on behalf of your employer. It’s generally clear in such cases that you didn’t personally purchase the product being reviewed, whether it’s a book, a car, or a movie ticket. However, for reviews on social media, blogs, or online videos, viewers might not automatically recognize that the reviewer has a connection with the company whose product is being promoted. In these scenarios, disclosing the relationship helps the audience assess the credibility and weight of the review. The above is free business information and does not constitute legal advice. #bloggersandftc #influencersandftc #bloggerlaw #influencerlaw

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There are three essential things that all small businesses need to have ready to go at the drop of a hat so they can use them right away. 1️⃣ An LLC (Limited Liability Company) Operating Agreement 2️⃣ A Comprehensive Client Agreement 3️⃣ Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Copyright Practices Starting a business is an exciting journey, but it can also be daunting. Investing in the right legal resources from the beginning can prevent headaches and costly mistakes. By having the essential legal documents in place, you can operate confidently, knowing your business is protected. © 2024 HTBiz Law #htbizlaw #businesslaw #businesscoaching #businessconsulting #lawyer #legal #biztips #business #smallbusiness #entrepreneur #startuplife #legaladvice #smallbiz #bizowner #llcformation #legalprotection #businesstips #businessgrowth #entrepreneurmindset #businessowner #smallbiztips #smallbusinessowner #legalhelp #bizlaw #startupadvice #smallbizsuccess #businesssetup #legalservices #bizsuccess

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PAGA Reform Deal Tentatively Reached The California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has done many things. Since its passage in 2016, it has resulted in an explosion of lawsuits, shuttered small businesses, put well over $100 million into the state’s coffers, and built substantial wealth for a huge band of gunslinging lawyers. What PAGA has not done is ensure uniform compliance with our state’s strict wage-hour laws. As a lawyer who frequently represents smaller employers, this is particularly disheartening. Last week, Governor Newsom, working with state lawmakers and labor and pro-business groups, hammered out a deal to reform key aspects of PAGA. The reforms, if passed by the California Legislature and signed by the Governor by June 27th, will result in removal of a pending PAGA reform measure from the November ballot. The reforms are calculated to: ·      Encourage prompt compliance with wage-hour laws by capping penalties for employers who act quickly to fix policies and practices, and make workers whole, after receiving a PAGA notice. ·      Create new, higher penalties for employers who act maliciously, fraudulently, or oppressively in violating labor laws. ·      Increase percentage of penalties that go to employees from 25% to 35%. ·      Expand the number of Labor Code sections that can be cured to reduce the need for litigation. ·      Help to reduce the impact on small employers by providing a more robust right-to-cure process. ·      Allow courts to provide injunctive relief to compel businesses to implement changes in the workplace to remedy labor law violations. ·      Require employee(s) who sue to personally experience the alleged violations brought in a claim. We will continue to monitor these developments. Regardless of reforms, it is clear PAGA is not going anywhere. The very best way to avoid these potentially disastrous lawsuits is to ensure full compliance with California’s wage-hour laws. We encourage employers to audit their timekeeping, overtime, meal and rest break and reimbursement practices, as these are the most common PAGA violations. Additionally, if the reforms become law, on receiving notice of a PAGA claim, in the form of a letter to the Labor Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), employers should immediately act to “cure” violations to reduce penalties. We can assist with each of these efforts. Please contact us for help.

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Most attorneys don’t use CRM and yet most marketing operations rely on this very stubborn fact of attorney adoption. It’s no wonder that most CRMs fail.   Company CEO, Todd Miller, published a thought piece on LinkedIn – we invite you to check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gZb9uY42   🌳TRĒ isn’t built for attorneys. TRĒ is built for marketing and business development professionals, around the job MBD pros do every day.🌳   With an assist from well-placed AI, TRĒ is capable of doing content and lists and eMarketing better than its multi-million-dollar, multi-year deployment counterparts. It’s elegant. It’s easy. It deploys in minutes. While competing firms burn money and opportunity cost building the perfect CRM beast, TRĒ is designed to deliver immediate value to its firms and instant wins for the firm’s MBD champions, while doing this for 1/6th the burdened cost of traditional solutions. 

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In this episode of Techtonic Podcast, Jared T. sits down with Devin Miller, a seasoned patent and trademark attorney at Miller IP | Patents & Trademarks who specializes in helping startups and small businesses protect their ideas and and intellectual property. With a wealth of experience, including founding an eight-figure business and leading a seven-figure exit, Devin shares invaluable insights into navigating the complexities of intellectual property (IP) and entrepreneurship. Key Takeaways: -The essentials of protecting your SaaS or consultancy's IP -What kind of IP protection can I obtain for my service or app  -How I can enforce my rights to project my app or service's IP -Common IP pitfalls and how to avoid them Whether you’re building the next big SaaS product, launching an IT consultancy, or simply curious about IP, this episode provides actionable advice to safeguard your innovations and grow your business. Tune in now for an enlightening conversation! Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/ezX7Vxt8

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